Attachment for golf clubs



May 20, 1930. J. J. KENNEY ATTACHMENT FOR GOLF CLUBS Filed March 11,1929 2 d C J P e s 4 1 -1,7"59,6221 i umm smms AT JOHN 'J. KENNE'Y, orrrr'rsnnnen; rENNsYLvAn I'A humani m; r03 GOLF CLUBS z;p i auon filedMarch 11, 1929, 'SerialNo. 345,989.

The present invention relates broadly to the position of such membersatall timesdu r the art of games and toys, and more particuing and afterthe ball has been hit. Not ina 'larly-to a device adapted'tojbe attachedto the frequently there is observedthe fault of a head of golf clubs andthe like for indicating quick back swing, tending to throw the player '5to the player whether or not the club is being off balance. Such a,fault, when carried to swung properly, J V theextreme, can be easilydetected. Insome The great majority of golfplayers'is alcases,howevert'the style of the player is such most continuouslyf faced withthe necessity of as not to make the' fault, so easily detectable.

I making some change either in the stance used In still other cases, aplayer, may tend to c 10 or in the swingjoft'he "club. I have foundbreak the swinger, as it is some times termed,

that a professional instructor may quite often break his wrists at thewrong time; L Q so change the style of a'player astoj improve "Inaccordance with the present invention 7 I the path of his swing. Even insuch case, there is provided an attachmentadapted to be however," it isoften quite difiicult to deterapplied to the headofa golfcluband adapt-15 mine whether' or "not the pupil is accelerating ed tofrictionally-retain either an actualgolf I ordjecelerating hisstroke atthefproper times ball or a practice ball in proper position ondetermineWhether o t there is any the head of the club." With the attachment e jhe hti uit jf th Swi g, In r in position, and b ll frictionally heldtherecordance with'the presentinv entioma' player y, pl y' r can. swlngthe club in the usual 1 20 is immediately informed of the pointthe. an 5e c lies fi Q (1111,61! backr c, swingat which he is violating someruleor S g 0r p t e ba 11 ar 1ed.bythe tt d 't d d f h i I tachment 1sreleased: durlng the 'backswlng In the accompanying drawings, thereiarea p l t d 111 n dlrectwri 'reaPwardly of shown for purposesofillustration only,'f'certhe p ayer. the back sw1ng 1s properly tainpreferred embodimentsof the present x r e b l W111Yrema1n1n P l 5invention; itheingunderstood that thedmwthroughout such r w g h a gl hinfzs-are'illustrative only a '7 player tends to too qulckly accelerateh s club In the drawings,'Figi1re 1 is a perspective I the @mm f 'do rthe view of oneform of attachment suitable for ball 1 relea and pp h usewiththe more' common form of iron clubs, rq n h other hand: th F Figure2'is a vertical sectional view through fl b g m'the e o en the head ofsuchla" c1ub,'with'the attachment s qm n the k Change, m in positionthereon, r 1 c sp d W 1 ea e t b y l w n Figure 3 is a front elevationoflthe struclts r i ra 13 Posslble determme Just tur illustrated inFigure 2,? e 1 y where the, m stake occurred. If thestroke 8 Figure L'sa view similarlto Figurel2illus d P P Y executed, the l m? 1 P tratingaslightly modifiedembodimentofthe sltlon wi the 0111b reaches prro a yinvention a I g I} the positlon at wh ch a ball would normally Figure ,5is a front elevation of the stru'cbe 1111?, wh qpm lub, havmg dsubstantiallyits maxlmum. velocity, throws the ball forwardly therefromin substantial parallelism to the groundythereby. indicat- Y i ti M e Vv c I ing to the player that his stroke was a proper In la in the aineof olfifth la er i f v Q '5 m ily win s: ton fiub', dust? that Thattachment. mrh Several i re swing'he must consciously or-unconsciouslyspeclfic forms, u 1 18 R i y f 6 follow certain rules with respect to;acceler- Character y to' ct ly d t ationand deceleration of the club, Hemust l, b Q r't ef a 'Q ESP also: observe certain well recognized rulesas to t e u F 0 has at y 5 to, the movements of his'arms and Wrists andso as not tO'IIOtICBELbly change the weight of I ture of Figure 4, and Ia Figureo is a viewsimilarto Figures 2 and 4; illustrating stillanother'embodiinent ofthe b ih rwi he,fit tBiisipl dhii i t thefeni, asindicated in dotted lines itwill be Realizing that the invention maytake seii- 'eral different specific embodiments,v I have'hereinillustrated some of the different forms.

In Figures 1, and 3 there is illust r ated an attachment made fr'omsuitable sprin Wire; bent intermediate 'it'sends to pro idea hop 2 ofsuchdimensions as to frictionally'gripl ll t One s a-efithesemen.The endof the {100112 are bent-rearwardly to provide; loop sustaining portions3, preferably Lexi-=1 tending in substantially parallel spaced re-viationship. These portions are" o'f'wsu ch Fe ailfi mi di 1 a distancethere Projected *ewnwt dly f om the loop slips 7 poitingportions 3 arerisers 4- adapted tojlie smi es-spr g 1 111g PV QQQ- V 'ma -be'fseeur dto the'clip in any desired m'an- 3 and may; be ofipanypireferredflconstruc- Ifhay'e fo'und',hoiwever,' that itis desir Ilitany casslt'ogprovide theicup'wi'th a; Psi-{lbs of("slifsfi vexjtfending' substantially r' i hbu t ept h r fan ad p w center of theloopi2substant1al1y colncides Y With'the positionofi -theffsweetspotfion the it the drawings;;- risers' and thii seemed e pte V iside pf the ewe had-and holu the-attachrsihe 'ini i y p to" extend:upwardly on the back:

Wifththe attachment 1S0 a' 'p'lie chthat the c' v yt e' i ht pr's 'ureth n eipandjthe loop '56 as-i0 facilitate the posi' im g-o ten a a V f te hp eni i ef eas nd t 7 ball is"-frictionally"helthin the mannerdescribedready fora practice swing;

[slightlymodifierleinbo'diment of the inten grain; "With aball in'InfFi'gures't' and 5 were is illustrated 9;

tion, in which the are'rp'laced by a theirise portion 4 thereof acup 6.}This cup proviole ia' seriesl oficlosely adjacent spring fingerseffective for en aging and grasping a is' 'iit il iied jfl have found 7that desirable resuits are qbt'aiiidi by making the up shalb jb'fitbi jt e club. the thetolfith'is"construction not only faci'lit'ating therelease" of the Bait-tutela e en-' 5 ablingthe loweredge of the cup'tobe-posi' tiofied' moieflosfi a'djarfent-the' bottin of I 'i Tit. F*elnbofdi'men v I x q 4 r springs-li replaeedby band sadapt e'a" 86; the sisttw 'still'a jf iirfliji t of? the invention in" email the asnot'to interfere with the normal i thereoffi I V to (gamma thediffieultywiith hisstijokeJ '1 Q5 h v 63Martistbffiiiriu'fatiiie;anWhere a up of this general character to emhrace" the head of aclub'tand'ijoroi ided with a thumb screw 9,'by1means-of which'it 1 7for'eifectivel'y' gripping" a s11,"but also means for effectivelyceiitering the same so that the bail; ogcupiesagplfed-etermined positionduring} 7 each swing; The gripping is also a'ccom-r suc h' manner as'notto cuter other- 7 ise destroyer .disfigurethe surface 'of the practiceball of'theiiiaterial of which it is composed. Each form is also capableoff-easy manufacture'and application to a Clubland reg mot a1 therefrom,thereby iiablinga pla'yr to 1 use the attachment on hisfjown favoriteclubs 'Whfle' I have hereiii illus'tra'tedfce taififpre ferredembodiments. of thefinv eiition, {will be understood that the inventionissusce" tible' o m odiment in; P i a itYLQf (dis l '71 forms withoutdeparting' geither he broaderfclairns'. f V

aim; a 1',' Asfanarticle, of r V ta chment for'gOlfclubs',

ment, rf lub gw pri e'd'to engage alluh'jtiead retaining and centeringannula farm earned sin,"

7."Theeoinbiiiitibh'fiithgoff cluliiiiibhig spir t of myTlnventionjho-rthe; seopevof mfy a, r V. a mentfor golf clubs, vcoinprisfingmeans annuar The combination with a golf club, of resilient 7 ball engaging meanssecured to the club head and projectingoutvvardly there-' from, saidresilient means providing a ball receiving opening'of less diameter thanthe diameter of a ball and effective for friction- 1 ally receiving andcentering aball.

I 9. The combination with a-goif club ineluding a head, of a clipembracinga portion of said club head, and-a cup shaped ball receivingmember carried by said clip, saidmember having an opening ofless'diameter than that of the ball to be engaged .thereby.- v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. v V

JOHN J

